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Exit Interview Survey Template

An Exit Interview is a survey or structured conversation conducted with an employee who is voluntarily leaving the organization.

Key Benefits

The data collected from these interviews is crucial for strategic organizational improvement:

  • Reduces Employee Turnover
  • Identifies Unfair or Ineffective Management
  • Reveals Gaps in Compensation and Benefits
  • Improves Workplace Culture
  • Provides Benchmarking Data Against Competitors

This 15-question template will help you quickly uncover your outgoing employee’s reasons for leaving, as well as their opinions on their overall experience working for your organisation. Includes open-ended questions such as how could the organisation have retained their services. This information is critical for organisational improvements, such as boosting employee morale and retention.

Use this template
Number of questions:
15

Questions used in this template

Exit Interview Survey

Please provide details regarding your decision to leave the organisation.

Your Details

Name:
Job Title:
Department:
Last Day of Employment (DD/MM/YYYY):

Reasons for leaving

Q1. What are your reasons for leaving?
(Please select all that apply)

  1. Better job opportunity
  2. Career change
  3. Relocation
  4. Retirement
  5. Personal reasons
  6. Dissatisfaction with current role
  7. Dissatisfaction with company culture
  8. Lack of growth opportunities
  9. Management-related issues
  10. Work-life balance
  11. Other (Please specify):

Job Satisfaction

Q2. On a scale of 1 to 5, how satisfied were you with your job overall?
(1 = Very dissatisfied, 5 = Very satisfied)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Q3. What aspects of your job did you find most satisfying?
(Please specify below)

Q4. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the relationships with your colleagues?
(1 = Very poor, 5 = Very good)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Q5. How satisfied were you with communication within the organisation?

  1. Very dissatisfied
  2. Dissatisfied
  3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  4. Satisfied
  5. Very satisfied

Q6. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the relationship with your supervisor / manager?
(1 = Very poor, 5 = Very good)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Training and Opportunities

Q7. Did you receive sufficient training for your role?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Q8. Were there opportunities for professional growth within the organisation?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Q9. Did you feel adequately recognised for your contributions?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Sometimes

Company Culture

Q10. How would you describe the company culture?
(Please specify below)

Q11. How inclusive did you find the workplace?

  1. Not very inclusive
  2. Neutral
  3. Inclusive

Improvements

Q12. What changes or improvements do you think the organisation could make to retain employees like yourself?
(Please specify below)

Q13. Would you consider returning to work for the organisation in the future?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Q14. Would you recommend the organisation to others as a good place to work?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Maybe

Q15. If you have any other comments, please use the space below:

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
Your feedback will be used to improve our organisation.